Global Patent Index - EP 0682881 A2

EP 0682881 A2 19951122 - Unit for transferring cigarette portions from a dual rod cigarette manufacturing machine to a filter assembly machine.

Title (en)

Unit for transferring cigarette portions from a dual rod cigarette manufacturing machine to a filter assembly machine.

Title (de)

Einheit zum Überführen von Zigarettenportionen von einer Doppelstrangherstellungsmaschine zu einer Filterherstellungsmachine.

Title (fr)

Unité de transfert de portions de cigarette d'une machine de fabrication à deux tiges vers une machine d'assemblage de filtre.

Publication

EP 0682881 A2 19951122 (EN)

Application

EP 95107518 A 19950517

Priority

  • IT BO940235 A 19940520
  • IT BO950195 A 19950503

Abstract (en)

A unit (13; 89) for transferring cigarette portions (8, 9) from a dual rod cigarette manufacturing machine (1) to a filter assembly machine (11); the transfer unit (13; 89) presenting a launching device (14; 90) for successively receiving pairs of cigarette portions (8, 9) arranged side by side and traveling in an axial direction (16), and for simultaneously feeding the portions (8, 9) in each pair - still substantially axially, but imparting to them a transverse component - into respective adjacent seats (29, 30; 72, 76; 81, 82) of a conveyor device (22, 23; 66, 67; 78) wherein the seats (29, 30; 72, 76; 81, 82) for receiving the cigarette portions (8, 9) are parallel to the cigarette portions (8, 9), and travel crosswise to the traveling direction (16) of the cigarette portions (8, 9). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/32

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24C 5/326 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

US 4418705 A 19831206 - SERAGNOLI ENZO [IT]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0682881 A2 19951122; EP 0682881 A3 19951129; EP 0682881 B1 20000823; CN 1050273 C 20000315; CN 1126054 A 19960710; DE 69518459 D1 20000928; DE 69518459 T2 20010523; US 5615761 A 19970401

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95107518 A 19950517; CN 95106368 A 19950519; DE 69518459 T 19950517; US 44505295 A 19950519